Eligible residents will be able to save up to $4,000 on an electrical panel upgrade, up to $2,500 on electrical wiring, and up to $840 on an electric stove, cooktop, range, or oven and/or an Energy Star-certified electric heat-pump clothes dryer.
Maine has begun offering Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates, which can help eligible homeowners install certain high-efficiency HVAC equipment and make electrical system upgrades.
The first DOE challenge-designated cold-climate heat pumps are slated for production beginning this month at Carrier’s Collierville, Tennessee, factory.
HEAR is one of two Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) rebate programs intended to lower energy costs and increase energy efficiency in American homes by making it cheaper to install measures such as heat pumps, electrical panels, new windows, and insulation.
The DOE's new Rooftop Accelerator program encourages manufacturers to develop efficient commercial rooftop heat pumps for cold climates, which could reduce GHG emissions and energy costs by up to 50%.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who dropped out of the presidential race early this year, has backtracked on accepting his state’s share of federal funding for the Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates program.
Daikin plans to use a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to create about 275 new jobs, expand its inverter heat-pump offerings to include air-to-water systems, and lead the evolution of heat-pump technology, a press release from the company said.
The heat pumps Armstrong plans to make at the new facility in Three Rivers, Michigan, will particularly benefit manufacturers in the food and beverage, pharmaceutical, paper, and personal care products industries, the company said.